The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-06-22

special election be ordered and heid az the
City Hall, under the general eiectloh laws
of the State of Louisiana for the purpose
Of submitting to the property tax payers
of Alexandria the question OF a hve mil
tax for ten wears in aid of the louisiana
and Arkansas Railroad or assigns SAID ilve
mills on the dollar to be levied ana coiiec-
ted annually upon tho taxable properly
sitnated within the corporate limits OF
said city for the period OF ten consecutive
years: provided the said Louisiana ana
Arkansas Railroad shall construct ana
build a standard guage railroad from
Brinkley, in the State ofArkansas, to and
into the corporate limits Of Alexandria, III
the Parish of Rapidcs, and shall com
mence the building thereof by the first OF
February, 1890; provided further, that
when the said company shall have com
pleted the aforesaid standard guage ralt-
road from Alexandria or Pineville to Har-
risonburg, in Catahoula Parish, then the
first annual payment of the aforesaid hvc
mill tax shall be paid to tho said Lotllsl-
ana and Arkansas Railroad or its assigns
Be it further ordained and enacted,
That at the same time and place special
election be ordered and held under the
general election laws of the State OF Lou
isiana, submitting to the property tax
PAYERS the question of five mill tax for
three wears for the purpose of purchasing
thirty acres of land adjoining the corpo-
rate limits of the City of Alexandria, the
said land to be donated to the Louisiana
and Arkansas Railroad or its assigns; pro-
vlded, that SAID Louisiana and Arkansas
Railroad, or it's assigns, shall construct,
build and maintain permanently thereon
it's machine shops, repair shops, depot
buildings and terminal facilities, and to
be used for no other purposes; and provl-
ded further, that the said railroad compa-
nv shall not ask for the donation OF the
thirty acres of land provided for in this
ordinance until said railroad company is
ready to commence the construction OF
their depot and terminal facilities in the
City of Alexandria.
| Be it further ordained, etc, That the
said election shall he held at the regular
polling place Of the said city, and the bal
lot used for the said election shall have
printed or written thereon "For the Tax"
or against the Tax" and the name OF
the voter shall be written on the ticket
cast by the voter together with the num-
Der of the vote.
Be it further ordained, etc., That the
said election be held on MONDAY, tue z'eh
day of June, 1887, and that the commits
sioners of election to be appointed make
returns of said election on Tuesday, the
28th day of June, 1897.
| Be it further ordained, etc, That the
aforesaid taxes shall be collected from
time to time by the City Collector of the
City of Alexandria, and that he shall be
entitled to charge q per cent for said col
lection, and that he give bond in the sum
of one thousand dollars for the said col
lection.
! Be it further enacted, etc, That the fol-
lowing named citizens having been ap-
pointed Commissioners of Election, this
will be obeyed and respected accordingly:
NJ. Paul, Sam Fellows, A. P. Williams.
They are instructed to open the polls at
8 a. M, and close same at 4 p. M.
The yeas and nays being called on the
adoption of the above ordinance resulted
as follows:
For adoptiou-sullivan, McGinnis and
Rosenthaf.
Against adoption-Gossens and Irving
On motion the Board then adjourned.
THOMAS CRAWLEY,
A. B. RACIAL, Mayor.
Secretary.